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title: Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Slippery Rock, PA
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, PA · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $53,032 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $37,706 – $72,223 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,595 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 66% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $25,537 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 74% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.37× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $25,032 | derived |

**66% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $19,500 (≈ 37% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $21,834 to $95,988 across 45 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $95,988 | $88,122 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $66,917 | $76,814 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,217 | $14,578 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,310 | $24,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $52,554 | $20,500 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Master's Degree | $48,321 | not reported |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. | Master's Degree | $47,778 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $46,835 | $18,393 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $45,381 | $23,172 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,168 | $22,700 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,541 | $21,500 |
| Mathematics. | Master's Degree | $44,024 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Master's Degree | $41,646 | not reported |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,339 | $21,500 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $40,806 | $49,371 |
| History. | Master's Degree | $39,875 | $30,875 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,403 | $24,125 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,367 | $21,250 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,538 | $27,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,559 | $19,688 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,230 | $25,875 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,923 | $26,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,337 | $23,430 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,149 | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,904 | $26,375 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,646 | $27,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $34,526 | $21,250 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,910 | $27,000 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,443 | $25,188 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,040 | $23,875 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,446 | $25,142 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,286 | $27,000 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,107 | $26,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $30,672 | not reported |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,639 | $23,687 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,351 | $25,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,339 | $27,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,251 | $26,092 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,505 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,383 | $25,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,374 | not reported |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,092 | $25,000 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,368 | $26,549 |
| Dance. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,553 | $27,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,834 | $27,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?216038

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